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S0 JOA U 1 Environmental Health Department u ; i y I AMENDED 6/18/2020 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Facility Name: Facility Address: Date: Walgreens#12549 2040 E Mariposa Rd, Stockton June 17, 2020 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I,CLASS II,or MINOR-Notice to Comply) Item# Remarks 106 CCR 66262.34(d)(2) Failed to train employees on waste handling and emergency procedures. OBSERVATION: At the time of inspection, it could not be demonstrated (not necessarily documented)that employees who handle hazardous waste were properly trained, based on the following observations: 1. When asked how employees determine which category of hazardous waste a waste belongs to, Barbaro stated that the hand held scanner tells employees which hazardous waste category an item belongs in, once an item is scanned.When Barbaro scanned several hazardous waste items, including but not limited to the hazardous waste listed below, the scanner did not state which hazardous waste category the waste belonged to: -An open package of Salonpas Lidocaine Plus Pain Relieving Cream was found in a Ignitable Hazardous Waste container.When Barbaro scanned the cream's barcode,the scanner stated "Open Consumable Donation Box 922125493525 Exists. Can More Items Be Added To This Box?Y/N." -A partially open package of Walgreens Heat Therapy Patches was found in a Toxic Hazardous Waste container. When Barbaro scanned the patches barcode,the scanner stated "Donate Scanned Item. New Consumable Donation Box Must Be Created..." -A partially open and damaged package of Walgreens Benzocaine Oral Pain Relief paste was found in a Toxic Hazardous Waste container.When Barbaro scanned the paste,the scanner stated"Open Non-Consumable Donation Box 922125493525 Exists..." -An open package of Duo Quick-Set Striplash Adhesive was found in a Toxic Hazardous Waste container.When Barbaro scanned the adhesive, the scanner stated "Donate Scanned Item. New Consumable Donation Box Must Be Created..." Barbaro said that per the scanner,the hazardous waste listed above could be donated, but since the items were likely customer returns since the packages were open,the items were managed as hazardous waste. Barbaro stated that employees have access to a job aid which informs them of the appropriate hazardous waste category for waste items.The job aid was not immediately available and Barbaro stated that the job aid was posted on a fixture near the hazardous waste storage area, but was misplaced. Barbaro requested an employee to print a copy of the job aid, however once printed,the words on the job aid were too small to read. Barbaro found the job aid used for all stores except California on the hand held scanner, and he stated that this was the job aid that employees use to determine which hazardous waste category an item belongs to. 2.According to Barbaro, the items with open packages, or marked as a customer return or"1506", listed below, were incorrectly placed in bins labeled for Return Center(RGM), Call-In, and Recall items, and should have been placed in the 1506 item bin. Return Center(RGM), Call-In, and Recall items are sent to the Walgreens distribution center in Woodland, California, according to Barbaro.The 1506 item bin is designated for non-saleable items, damaged items, returned items that cannot be re-sold, items with no bar codes/UPC, and expired items, as stated on the 1506 item bin label. Based on my observations, conversation with Barbaro, and the information presented on the 4/27/20 Walgreens document providing the process for handling and disposing unsaleable items, 1506 items appear to be hazardous wastes waiting to be removed from the facility product inventory and given a hazardous waste category(e.g.Toxic, Ignitable, Reactive, etc). -Ketostix Reagent Strips for Urinalysis -Walgreens Ketone Test Strips -Aim gel toothpaste -Enfamil infant formula -Azo Maximum Strength Urinary Pain Relief FA0021446 PR0538446 SCO01 06/17/2020 EHD 22-01 Rev.9/20/2019 Page 5 of 10 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209 468-3420 1 F 209 464-0138 1 www.sjcehd.com